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Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell

Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell. Size of a Nanometer demo. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/ Glucose = .9 nm Ribosome = 30 nm Mitochondria = 4000 nm long Skin Cell = 30,000 nm long = 30 um 1000 nm = 1 um. Light Microscope - LM.

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Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell

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  1. Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell

  2. Size of a Nanometer demo • http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/ • Glucose = .9 nm • Ribosome = 30 nm • Mitochondria = 4000 nm long • Skin Cell = 30,000 nm long = 30 um • 1000 nm = 1 um

  3. Light Microscope - LM • Uses visible light to illuminate the object. • Relatively inexpensive type of microscope. • Can examine live or dead objects.

  4. Resolution • Ability to detect two discrete points as separate from each other. • As Magnification increases, Resolution decreases. • LM working limits are100 - 1000X.

  5. Limitations - LM • Miss many cell structures that are beyond the magnification of the light microscope. • Need other ways to make the observations.

  6. Light Microscope Variations • Fluorescence: uses dyes to make parts of cells “glow”. • Phase-contrast: enhances contrasts in density. • Confocal: uses lasers and special optics to focus only narrow slides of cells.

  7. After Before

  8. Electron Microscopes • Use beams of electrons instead of light. • Invented in 1939, but not used much until after WWII. • Electron beam scans surface of the sample, exciting electrons which have their signals detected by a device that translates the pattern of electrons into an electronic signal to a video screen.

  9. TEM – tracheal cell, long cilia were cut longitudinally, others cut to reveal cross section SEM rabbit trachea covered in cilia

  10. Advantages • Much higher magnifications. • Magnifications of 50,000X or higher are possible. • Can get down to atomic level in some cases.

  11. Disadvantages • Need a Vacuum. • High cost of equipment. • Specimen preparation. • Specimen must be dead

  12. Other Tools for Cytology (study of Cells) • Cell Fractionation – break the cell apart and separate out the pieces based on their density.

  13. Cell Fractionation

  14. History of Cells • Robert Hooke - Observed cells in cork. • Coined the term "cells” in 1665. • 1833 - Robert Brown, discovered the nucleus. • 1838 - M.J. Schleiden, all plants are made of cells. • 1839 - T. Schwann, all animals are made of cells.

  15. Cell Theory • All living matter is composed of one or more cells. • The cell is the structural and functional unit of life. • All cells come from cells. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF9U5x6Nxnw

  16. Types of Cells • Prokaryotic - lack a nucleus and other membrane bounded structures. • Eukaryotic - have a nucleus and other membrane bounded structures.

  17. Both Have: • Membrane • Cytoplasm • Ribosomes (but the size is different)

  18. Prokaryotic Eukaryotic Nucleus

  19. Eukaryotic Prokaryotic

  20. Basic Cell Organization • Membrane • Nucleus • Cytoplasm • Organelles

  21. AnimalCell

  22. Plant Cell

  23. Membrane • Separates the cell from the environment. • Boundary layer for regulating the movement of materials in/out of a cell.

  24. Cytoplasm or Cytosol • Cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus. • The “fluid” part of a cell. • Composed of water, dissolved salts and organic molecules (molecules that contain Carbon, dissolved proteins, and the cytoskeleton)

  25. Organelle • Term means "small organ”. Formed body (or compartment) in a cell with a specialized function. • Important in organizational structure of cells.

  26. Organelles - function • Way to form compartments in cells to separate chemical reactions. • Keeps various enzymes separated in space.

  27. You must be able to: • Identify the major organelles • Give their structure • Give their function

  28. Nucleus • Most conspicuous organelle. • Usually spherical, but can be lobed or irregular in shape.

  29. Structure • Nuclear membrane • Nuclear pores • Nucleolus • Chromatin

  30. Nuclear Membrane • Double membrane separated by a 20-40 nm space. • Inner membrane supported by a protein matrix which gives the shape to the nucleus.

  31. Nuclear Pores • Regular “holes” through both membranes. • 100 nm in diameter. • Protein complex gives shape. • Allows materials in/out of nucleus.

  32. Nucleolus • Dark staining area in the nucleus. • 0 - 4 per nucleus. • Ribosomes are made here

  33. Chromatin • Chrom: colored • - tin: threads • DNA and Protein in a “loose” format. Will form the cell’s chromosomes.

  34. Nucleus - Function • Control center for the cell. • Contains the genetic instructions.

  35. Ribosomes • Structure: 2 subunits made of protein and rRNA. No membrane. • Function: protein synthesis.

  36. Subunits • Large: • 45 proteins • 3 rRNA molecules • Small: • 23 proteins • 1 rRNA molecule

  37. Locations • Free in the cytoplasm - make proteins for use in cytosol. • Membrane bound - make proteins that are exported from the cell.

  38. Endomembrane System • Membranes that are related through direct physical continuity or by the transfer of membrane segments called vesicles.

  39. Endomembrane System

  40. Endoplasmic Reticulum • Often referred to as ER. • Makes up to 1/2 of the total membrane in cells. • Often continuous with the nuclear membrane.

  41. Structure of ER • Folded sheets or tubes of membranes. • Very “fluid” in structure with the membranes constantly changing size and shape.

  42. Types of ER • Smooth ER: no ribosomes. • Used for lipid synthesis, carbohydrate storage, detoxification of poisons/drugs. Stores Ca ions • Rough ER: with ribosomes. • Makes secretory proteins.

  43. Golgi Apparatus • Structure: parallel array of flattened cisternae. (looks like a stack of Pita bread) • 3 to 20 per cell. • Likely an outgrowth of the ER system.

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